Culemborg journaal (1924)

Director: unknown | Production Country: Netherlands | Year: 1924 | Production Company: Kinematograaf Pathé Frères (Nederland) | FLM13800 | Film from the collection of EYE (Amsterdam) - www.eyefilm.nl/en
Reportage about demonstrations following a robbery in Culemborg.
On 24 December in 1923, Thomas van Wiggen and his sister Gerrigje were murdered in Culemborg. Several suspects were arrested in the investigation, but ultimately no one was convicted of the double robbery-homicide.
We see a demonstration held by the local inhabitants. The demonstration was directed against Police Commissioner Blok, who was accused of poorly handling the police investigation. That the murders were a matter of great interest in the Culemborg community is also apparent from the fact that the tobacco company Hijmans Tabak promised every resident of Culemborg a free packet of Hijmans’ “nog een trekje” (“one more puff”) tobacco.
Amid these shots, we see images of two football matches: Vriendenschaar - Sparta (1-0) and Culemborg II - Haaften I. The latter match ended in a draw.
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